Christen Duhé elected Treasurer of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Christen Duhé has been elected as the 2025 Treasurer of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce.

Christen Duhé is the President and Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. She has been an active leader in the Mississippi Gulf Coast business and nonprofit communities for many years.

Christen is a Mississippi Gulf Coast native, growing up in Bay St. Louis and now living in Gulfport. She is a three-time graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration. She earned her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) in 2015.

She currently serves as Vice President of The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association. She is the immediate past chair of Lighthouse Business & Professional Women and served as the 2019 Chair of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce.

Christen’s recognitions include the 2020 Professional Achievement Award from the Public Relations Association of Mississippi, Top 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi (2019), and a Top 10 Finalist for the same honor in 2020. She was also named a “Top Influencer” by the Success Women’s Conference in 2018, and a “Top 50 Under 40” by the Mississippi Business Journal. Additional honors include the Rex E. Kelly Award, Coast Young Professionals Hall of Fame inductee (2015), and One Coast’s Outstanding Community Leader (2016).

Christen lives in Gulfport with her husband, David, their cat, Chief, and their puppy, Minnie.

Others serving on the 2025 Board of Directors are:

Jakavious Pickett: President, Ingalls Shipbuilding 
Jennifer Lee: President-Elect, Shular Properties 
Eric Chambless: Immediate Past President, Community Bank
Heather Smith: Attorney, Butler Snow
Christen Duhe': Treasurer, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Ryan Goldin: Membership Chair, Florence Gardens
Jessica Gazzo: Biloxi Chamber Chair, Dukes, Keating, Hatten, McRaney, Blum, P.A.
Chris Estrade: Gulfport Chamber Chair, Hancock Whitney
Pam Sanders: Long Beach Chamber Chair, Bacchus Wine & Liquor
Jolan Wedgeworth: Pass Christian Chamber Chair, Prosper Realty
Keith Williams Jr.: Leadership Gulf Coast Chair, Community Bank
Gardner Hewes: Coast Young Professionals Chair, Cadence Bank
DeAnn Alewine: Military One Coast Chair, Oceans Behavioral Hospital Biloxi
Bryan Jacobs: Board of Directors, Bryan Jacobs - State Farm Agency
Melissa Schnoor: Board of Directors, Singing River Health System
Angelyn Zeringue: Board of Directors, SouthGroup Insurance
David Duhe': Board of Directors, Balch & Bingham
Leslie Kelley: Board of Directors, Community Bank
Cindy Lamb: Board of Directors, Eley Guild Hardy
Arlana Hargrave: Board of Directors, Careplus Realty
Ric Williams: MGCCC Foundation Chair, The First, A National Banking Association
Brent Fairley: Investment Committee Chair, Hancock Whitney
David Blackwell: Chamber Champs Chair, Biloxi Shuckers
Kyle Widdows: President Appointment, Penn Entertainment
Keva Scott: Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast
Hope Blankenship: Board of Directors, To the Rescue Bookeeping, LLC
Emily Burke: Board of Directors, Beau Rivage
Kimberly Rasmussen: Board of Directors, Pugh's Florist
Mark Loughman: Board of Directors, Mississippi Power 
Lauren Santa Cruz: Board of Directors, Hancock Whitney
For more information regarding the 2025 Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, visit mscoastchamber.com or call (228) 604-0014.